Improvement in gig-saddletrees



W. H. TAYLOR. GIG SADDLE-TREE.

Patented Oct. 2

N, PETERS. PHOTO-LITNDGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, D c.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, OF' BALDWINSVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFHIS RIGHT TO SAMUEL TAYLOR, OF HAMILTON, CANADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN GIG-SADDLE TREES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,856, dated October2, 1877 application filed To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. TAYLOR, of Baldwinsville, Onondagacounty, New York, have invented an Improvement. in Gig-Saddle Trees; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line a; Fig. l; and Figs. 4 and5 aredetailed views of my invention.

The object of my invention is to construct a gig-saddle in which thecantle, center-yoke, and jockeys are all made of metal.

My inventionconsists in casting the cantle and center-yokein one pieceand the crupperloop in a separate piece, the cantle being groovedontheunder side to receive the crupper-loop shank, and the crupper-loopshank grooved to receive the check-hook, the whole being securedtogether by means of the checkhook, bolt, and nut.

The jockey-plates, being made of metal, are hinged to the center-yoke bymeans of stophinges, and the saddle-naps and back-band are securedthereto by means of the terrets and pad-screws with. sockets havingpins.

In the drawings, A represents the jockey, and B the cantle, of myimproved saddle. Gast in one piece with the cantle B is the centeryokeL, having one-half o'f the hinge K on the outer side of the projectionff upon leach side of a groove in the bottom. y Within this groove isplaced the shankof the crupper-loop G, the end of which iscut away, soas to allow the shank of thefcheck-hook D, whichi's also cut away,l asseen at h, Fig. 5, to fit closely upon it. The check-hook shank isplaced between the lugs ff, and the whole is secured together by meansof the bolt and nut H. Upon the upper half of themetalwjockeys-A is therc- 'maining half of thehinges K, having stops k to prevent the jockeysom closing together, and at their lower end are holes for the padscrewsI for securing the saddle-Hap N and back-band O to the jockey. Theterret E, of course, passes through the jockey A, the saddle-flap N, andback-band O, and is secured by a nut, in the usual way. The padscrews Ihave nuts or sockets z', which are pro- February 19, 1877.

longed and provided with pins or rivets i i', to be inserted in theleather, firmly securing the nuts to the saddle-Hap. The nuts of theterrets may be constructed in a similar manner.

The advantages arising from my invention are, that the cantle andcenter-yoke, being cast in one piece, cannot become misplaced, andgreater strength can be obtained in the parts without increasing theweight; and, secondly, as the crupper-loop is a separate piece, it maybe easily replaced when broken. Then, again, the jockeys are made ofmetal, and may be light and highly ornamental, and, being hinged to thecenter-yoke by stop-hinges, are as adjustable as the ordinary jockey;and, lastly, the padscrew sockets are provided with pins, which areriveted through the iiaps, and hold the nuts much more securely than theordinary manner of nailing or stitching.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a gig-saddle, the center-yoke cast in metal, with the cantle orseat upon the top, a groove or recess and lugs beneath, all in onepiece, in combination with metallic jockey-eX- tensions hinged thereto,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a gig-saddle ham'ng the yoke and cantle or seat cast in one pieceand hinged to metallic jockeyextensions, the crupper-loop C andcheck-hook D, made in separate pieces and notched together, incombination with said nyoke, which is provided with a groove andguide-lugs on its under side, the whole being secured together by thebolt and nut H, substantially as described.

3. The pad-screws I, with nuts or sockets z', provided withextension-flanges having riveting-pins i', the latter adapted to enterperforations in the leather skirts, substantially as set forth.

The above specification of my said invention signed and witnessed atHamilton, Canada, this 12th day of February, A. D. 1877.

WILLIAM H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. YOUNG, GEORGE JoNE-s.

